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Malaysian (KLSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies85
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y-8.0%
  • YTD-4.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad of 5.1%. However, the industry is down 8.0% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Malaysian Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 07 May 2025RM 206.2bRM 168.6bRM 12.9b10.9x16x1.2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025RM 202.7bRM 168.5bRM 12.8b11.2x15.8x1.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025RM 209.3bRM 168.2bRM 12.8b10.7x16.3x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025RM 206.5bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.7x17.3x1.3x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024RM 212.4bRM 164.2bRM 11.9b11.6x17.8x1.3x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024RM 214.8bRM 161.2bRM 11.6b13.3x18.5x1.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024RM 214.0bRM 160.7bRM 12.0b12.9x17.8x1.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024RM 211.4bRM 160.5bRM 12.0b12.5x17.6x1.3x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024RM 211.2bRM 157.0bRM 11.0b13.8x19.3x1.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024RM 212.0bRM 157.1bRM 11.0b14.2x19.3x1.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024RM 213.9bRM 155.5bRM 10.8b14.4x19.8x1.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024RM 221.1bRM 155.3bRM 10.1b14.7x21.9x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024RM 215.6bRM 155.0bRM 10.0b14.6x21.5x1.4x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024RM 208.3bRM 154.8bRM 10.0b14x20.8x1.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024RM 209.8bRM 158.1bRM 10.8b13.4x19.5x1.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023RM 205.6bRM 158.2bRM 10.8b13.2x19.1x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023RM 203.7bRM 160.9bRM 11.1b13x18.4x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023RM 204.9bRM 162.3bRM 10.7b13.4x19.2x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023RM 207.2bRM 162.7bRM 10.7b13.6x19.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023RM 208.0bRM 172.8bRM 13.6b12.4x15.3x1.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023RM 205.7bRM 173.0bRM 13.7b11.7x15x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023RM 202.8bRM 176.3bRM 13.7b11.4x14.8x1.2x
Fri, 12 May 2023RM 209.3bRM 179.3bRM 16.4b11.3x12.8x1.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023RM 206.9bRM 179.4bRM 16.3b11.4x12.7x1.2x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023RM 210.9bRM 179.7bRM 16.3b11.4x12.9x1.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023RM 210.2bRM 180.0bRM 17.0b11.3x12.3x1.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022RM 212.7bRM 177.6bRM 16.6b11.4x12.8x1.2x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022RM 203.4bRM 174.9bRM 16.3b11.4x12.5x1.2x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022RM 202.4bRM 171.7bRM 16.8b11x12x1.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022RM 201.4bRM 170.9bRM 16.8b11.2x12x1.2x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022RM 210.8bRM 162.2bRM 15.4b12x13.7x1.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022RM 199.5bRM 159.4bRM 15.5b11.8x12.9x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022RM 210.8bRM 159.3bRM 15.5b12.8x13.6x1.3x
Sat, 14 May 2022RM 223.6bRM 149.6bRM 14.1b15.5x15.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: RM 223.6bTotal Earnings: RM 14.1bTotal Revenue: RM 149.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Malaysian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 16.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Malaysian Food industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 3.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Malaysian Consumer Staples industry?

MY Market1.19%
Consumer Staples1.95%
Food1.91%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.06%
Agricultural Products1.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 10.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 14.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 10% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NESTLE Nestlé (Malaysia) BerhadRM 88.505.1%
+RM 1.0b
-31.0%PE54.4x
SDG SD Guthrie BerhadRM 4.672.4%
+RM 760.7m
4.2%PE14.9x
FGV FGV Holdings BerhadRM 1.2213.0%
+RM 510.7m
-10.9%PE16.1x
IOICORP IOI Corporation BerhadRM 3.712.2%
+RM 496.3m
-9.1%PE17.8x
KLK Kuala Lumpur Kepong BerhadRM 19.701.0%
+RM 222.7m
-14.8%PE37.5x
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RM 1.41

MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad

7D

10.2%

1Y

-59.9%

INNO

RM 1.68

Innoprise Plantations Berhad

7D

-1.8%

1Y

15.9%

JPG

RM 1.17

Johor Plantations Group Berhad

7D

-3.3%

1Y

n/a

HSPLANT

RM 1.89

Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad

7D

-0.5%

1Y

3.3%

SDG

RM 4.67

SD Guthrie Berhad

7D

2.4%

1Y

4.2%

NESTLE

RM 88.50

Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad

7D

5.1%

1Y

-31.0%

NSOP

RM 4.12

Negri Sembilan Oil Palms Berhad

7D

-3.1%

1Y

5.6%

MFLOUR

RM 0.48

Malayan Flour Mills Berhad

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-30.2%

PPB

RM 12.10

PPB Group Berhad

7D

1.2%

1Y

-23.9%

KLK

RM 19.70

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad

7D

1.0%

1Y

-14.8%